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An employer has failed to overturn a reinstatement order for an employee it sacked for disregarding lawful and reasonable directions.

It was fair to sack an employee for misusing his personal leave entitlement, the Fair Work Commission has found, in giving no weight to the medical certificate he obtained through an online service.

An employer has to reinstate an employee sacked for misconduct, after the Fair Work Commission found its ultimate decision-maker effectively "rubber stamped the assessment of others".

A manager whose team members were often crying was fairly sacked for creating a psychosocially unsafe workplace, the Fair Work Commission has found.

An employer has lost its appeal against reinstating an employee sacked for inappropriate conduct, after failing to convince a Fair Work Commission full bench that more regard should have been had to his impact on female colleagues.

Despite being counselled about her performance for almost a year and repeatedly failing to follow her manager's directions, an employee has successfully claimed her dismissal was unfair.

The employer of a manager who believed she was pushed out of her job was in fact "anxious" to retain her and help her become a better leader, the Fair Work Commission has found.

Despite significant pushback against a specific provision, the Senate has now passed changes to the Fair Work Act, following an amendment moved by the Greens.

The absence of evidence from a director closely involved in the sacking of a "serial complainant", after he assaulted a colleague at work, has undermined an employer's defence to his adverse action claim.

A discussion that followed a heated workplace argument was "objectively clear" in addressing conduct standards, and wasn't intended as a dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has found.